A Q&A promoting a workshop on designing microservices at the Explore DDD 2026 conference in Denver. Key themes include why microservice architecture matters more in the GenAI era (coding agents accelerate change flow, demanding better architecture), common pitfalls like excessively fine-grained services and tight coupling, and the limits of AI in architectural decision-making. The workshop combines lectures with hands-on group design exercises, and attendees leave with practical techniques for defining service boundaries, managing coupling, and applying service collaboration patterns.
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What’s changed most about microservices design in recent years? §And what’s stayed stubbornly the same? §Where does AI genuinely help in designing services, and where does it often confidently steer someone wrong? §What mistake(s) do teams most often make when they carve a system into microservices? §What does a day in this workshop actually look like, hands-on? §What will attendees be able to bring back to their teams to help them succeed with microservices? §To learn more §Need help with modernizing your architecture? §4.4K Impressions